Los Mac's
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Los Mac's was one of the Chilean rock band opening, started in Valparaíso
in 1962 and left as heritage a classic of psychedelic music of the sixties: "La Muerte de mi Hermano".
During his teenage years in Playa Ancha, Mac-Iver brothers often met with people in the making, of Chilean culture. as in the case of singer-songwriters Gitano Rodriguez, Payo Grondona and the poet Sergio Badilla Castillo
.
After playing at festivals and universities in Buenos Aires, moved to Santiago, where they met the composer, arranger and singer Willy Morales, who shared the same musical interests who decides to join the group and then joined Eric Franklin. Morales was the son of art and experience came from a very popular (and Alan Bates). Now with their own songs the band Los Mac's begins its new era that will mark the history of rock.
His initial singles were recorded in 1965 under a deal with the record company RCA
. That same musical signature supported the album Go Go / 22, his first LP in 1966, with themes of The Beatles
, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, he Shadows] ], Bob Dylan
and Willy Morales.
The Mac's got a strong influence on the record theSgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles,, which led them to experiment in the field of psychedelic
, pre-recording of her album Kaleidoscope Men, in late 1967. This is perhaps his most representative work that was left as a legacy for the history of Chile beat rock. The instrumental track "The Gospel of the lonely people" (most notably the electric organ Willy Morales) is simply breathtaking and amazing.
In 1968, the group, led by the hand of Morales, he decides to go to Europe, with a farewell concert at the Universidad Santa María. They are installed in Genoa
, Italy
, but for different reasons the band split the following year.
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
in 1962 and left as heritage a classic of psychedelic music of the sixties: "La Muerte de mi Hermano".
History
The group began in 1962 in the district of Playa Ancha as a rock cover band that was revealed and there was some national radio stations. It was the surname of the brothers, David and Charles Mac Iver (its first exponents) which gave its name to the group.During his teenage years in Playa Ancha, Mac-Iver brothers often met with people in the making, of Chilean culture. as in the case of singer-songwriters Gitano Rodriguez, Payo Grondona and the poet Sergio Badilla Castillo
Sergio Badilla Castillo
Sergio Badilla Castillo is a Chilean poet and the founder of poetic transrealism in contemporary poetry...
.
After playing at festivals and universities in Buenos Aires, moved to Santiago, where they met the composer, arranger and singer Willy Morales, who shared the same musical interests who decides to join the group and then joined Eric Franklin. Morales was the son of art and experience came from a very popular (and Alan Bates). Now with their own songs the band Los Mac's begins its new era that will mark the history of rock.
His initial singles were recorded in 1965 under a deal with the record company RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
. That same musical signature supported the album Go Go / 22, his first LP in 1966, with themes of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, he Shadows] ], Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and Willy Morales.
The Mac's got a strong influence on the record theSgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles,, which led them to experiment in the field of psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
, pre-recording of her album Kaleidoscope Men, in late 1967. This is perhaps his most representative work that was left as a legacy for the history of Chile beat rock. The instrumental track "The Gospel of the lonely people" (most notably the electric organ Willy Morales) is simply breathtaking and amazing.
In 1968, the group, led by the hand of Morales, he decides to go to Europe, with a farewell concert at the Universidad Santa María. They are installed in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, but for different reasons the band split the following year.
Members
- David Mac-Iver (Guitar and Vocals)
- Carlos Mac-Iver (Bass and Vocals)
- Willy Morales (Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals)
- Eric Franklin (Drums)
Discography
- 1965 - 22 A Go Go
- 1966 - G.G. Session By The Mac's
- 1967 - Kaleidoscope Men
- 1968 - Los Mac's
- 2010 - El Tiempo es lo de Menos